BIG MATCH PREVIEW - OXFORD UNITED (AWAY)

The Bantams travel south to Oxford this Tuesday for their Checkatrade Trophy quarter-final tie at the Kassam Stadium.

The winners of this evening's tie will move to within one match of a place in the grand final at Wembley in April.

The Oxford game will also be City's second Checkatrade Trophy tie in just over a week following the 1-0 victory over Cheltenham Town last Tuesday.

Oxford secured their own place in the quarter-finals with an impressive 4-1 home victory over Scunthorpe United in the previous round.

Team News

Oxford United

New loan signing Toni Martinez will have to wait for his Oxford debut despite completing a temporary move to the Kassam Stadium this Monday.

Martinez has joined from West Ham United but he is ineligible for the Checkatrade Trophy.

With an important Emirates FA Cup fourth round tie at home to Newcastle United coming up this Saturday for The U's, Oxford could be tempted into making changes for the visit of the Bantams.

Liam Sercombe, Alex MacDonald, Charlie Raglan and Kane Hemmings, who netted a hat-trick in the win over Scunthorpe in the previous round, could all be included in Oxford's starting XI.

Defenders Sam Long (knee) and Christian Ribiero (ankle) are back in training but still unavailable.

Bradford City

Tony McMahon will be sidelined for Tuesday's tie due to suspension after picking up two bookings already in this season's competition.

Matthew Kilgallon is ruled out after injuring his shoulder during Saturday's draw with Millwall, while James Hanson is also unavailable as he finalises a move to Sheffield United.

Alex Jones and Alex Gilliead are both cup-tied.

Previous Encounter

City suffered a frustrating injury-time defeat on their previous visit to Oxford's Kassam Stadium earlier this season.

The loss - City's first league defeat of the season - came thanks to Chris Maguire's ninety-first minute free-kick, securing a 1-0 win for the hosts back in October.

The Bantams could count themselves unlucky not to have taken the lead themselves ahead of Maguire's late winner, with Billy Clarke missing a penalty and Jordy Hiwula going close on two separate occasions.

Even after Maguire's dramatic free-kick goal, City saw a decent appeal for another spot-kick turned down in the last seconds of the game when Romain Vincelot tumbled in the box in the challenge of Charlie Raglan.

Pitch Inspection Passed
Despite some concerns over frost, the pitch at the Kassam Stadium has passed two recent inspections - one at 3:30pm on Monday afternoon and another at 9:30am on Tuesday morning.

Ticket News

City supporters will be able to pay on match-day for this Tuesday's Checkatrade Trophy quarter-final tie.

Tickets will be available on the night from the away ticket office adjacent to the away turnstiles.

Supporters will be able to purchase a ticket on the night for cash only.